Definition of "trend" []

• The general direction in which something tends to move. (noun)
• A general tendency or inclination. See Synonyms at tendency. (noun)
• Current style; vogue: the latest trend in fashion. (noun)
• To extend, incline, or veer in a specified direction: The prevailing wind trends east-northeast. (verb-intransitive)
• To show a general tendency; tend: "The gender gap was trending down” ( James J. Kilpatrick). (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "US Mftg output versus trend: ____ Above trend___ ___ Below trend ___ Not just a dollar issue or Monthly direction Increasing Declining Increasing Declining of output: speculation"
• "Superimposed over this long term trend is short term variability."
• "It made the financial crisis much worse, and the trend is accelerating."